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A big congratulations is in order for PPF (Pure Performance Factory) of Sweden for obliterating the M54 horsepower record and setting a new and very high bar for the platform. How does 801 wheel horsepower on the M54B30 sound? Well to BimmerBoost it sounds absolutely amazing as this pushes the platform to a whole new level. For years now the M50,S50, and S54 motors have gotten all of the attention out of the M5X engine family and it is nice to see the M54 coming into its own.

Specs on the vehicle are an 84.5mm bore M54B30 with a balanced crank, PPF H-profile rods, 8.5:1 compression CP pistons, and ARP bolts. The cylinder is ported by PPF with +1mm Supertech intake valves, stock sized inconel exhaust valves, with PPF valve springs and retainers. The turbo making the power possible is a Precision PT6765 .82ar. The motor also gets S50 independent throttle bodies. The car is tuned on a standalone and runs E85 fuel.

Pictures of the car and dynograph below along with a bit of history on how it has come along and gotten to where it is. Congrats to PPF and @JimmyOberg :

This is the car back in 2009:

Looks pretty fast yes? I find the shape of it very aerodynamic.

In all seriousness, it's gone through quite a metamorphosis, starting like this:

At this time Jimmy was looking to do a very high spec N/A build, including the fitment of the S50 ITBs pictured above. (This was an experience we shared; the adaptation of an ITB manifold onto an M54) To say that this project was just a pile of parts bolted onto the car would not be doing Jimmy (or PPF) justice. The ITB project was pretty serious, with a lot of Jimmy's time spent here:

Doing this:

During the summer of 2010, Jimmy began to talk about doing another turbo project. (His previous toy was a 700hp turbo E34) So it wasn't a surprise in September of 2010 when the following build plan was announced:

Then I got this in an email, and I knew Jimmy and PPF must have been happy:

So that takes us to October of 2010.

The next step for the car was an M3 body for 2011:

Finished result:

Also in progress was a new turbo manifold and built engine:

Also, in the spring of 2011, a PT6765 turbo was added to the engine along with the turbo manifold pictured above. This netted a solid 516rwhp at 1 BAR (14 PSI) of boost on the stock M54B30 engine.

Over the winter of 2011/2012, a new engine was built to the following specs:

M54B30 Block, 84.5mm bore

CP Pistons 8.5:1 CR

PPF Rods

PPF Ported head

PPF Valvesprings + Retainers

Supertech +1mm intake valves

Supertech inconel exhaust valves

PPF M50 turbo cams

VANOS delete

ARP M12 head studs

ARP for the maincaps

SS Exhaust manifold

Precision PT6765 Turbo

Precision 46mm Wastegate

3.5" SS exhaust with two SIMONS mufflers.

PPF BOV

PPF Fuelrail

Bosch 1700cc injectors

Aeromotive AN8 FPR

In addition to the above, the S50 ITB manifold pictured previously was added, although using the S50 OEM plenum and runners instead of the billet aluminum pieces.

In April of 2012 the car was sold to Fredrik the current owner.

In May 2012 the car made 513rwhp @ 0.95 BAR on the built engine. (8.5:1 compression ratio) I'm told the car remained in this state of tune until December 2012 where it made 570rwhp @ 1.2 BAR before a head gasket issue arose.

Then the stock head gasket was replaced with PPF Coppering head gasket mentioned previously, and we now have an incredible M54 world record!

That dyno sheet looks a little bit ''shady''. I don't want to start a pissing match here, but I thought all torque and horsepower lines crossed at 5252 rpm. Isn't horsepower just a calculation based on torque and rpm? Here's what I mean: http://www.epi-eng.com/piston_engine...and_torque.htm

Now, I DO REALIZE that instead of ft-lbs, torque is expressed in Newton meters, which could be why both lines don't cross at 5252, but having said that, the maximum torque value seems to be 801 Nm, NOT 881 Nm?!

Looking forward to seeing what info PEI has on this.

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to piss on anybody's parade. I truly admire that kind of power, regardless of whoever achieves it on whichever platform.

Its 881wnm!! I got more info and pictures under the building of the engine. Jimmy built the m3 look got 500whp on orignal engine with turbo. Now i own the car and its a new engine that ppf tuned on maxxecu

Its 881wnm!! I got more info and pictures under the building of the engine. Jimmy built the m3 look got 500whp on orignal engine with turbo. Now i own the car and its a new engine that ppf tuned on maxxecu

Ok, I'm an idiot, and I can't event read a dyno sheet properly.

I was looking at the wrong column for the torque Over analysis paralysis.

That dyno sheet looks a little bit ''shady''. I don't want to start a pissing match here, but I thought all torque and horsepower lines crossed at 5252 rpm. Isn't horsepower just a calculation based on torque and rpm? Here's what I mean:

Now, I DO REALIZE that instead of ft-lbs, torque is expressed in Newton meters, which could be why both lines don't cross at 5252, but having said that, the maximum torque value seems to be 801 Nm, NOT 881 Nm?!

Looking forward to seeing what info PEI has on this.

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to piss on anybody's parade. I truly admire that kind of power, regardless of whoever achieves it on whichever platform.

PEI almost know this car more than anyone here.

The lines should cross at 7000rpm when stated in NM. But it still depends on how the HP and NM are scaled.

In all seriousness, it's gone through quite a metamorphosis, starting like this:

At this time Jimmy was looking to do a very high spec N/A build, including the fitment of the S50 ITBs pictured above. (This was an experience we shared; the adaptation of an ITB manifold onto an M54) To say that this project was just a pile of parts bolted onto the car would not be doing Jimmy (or PPF) justice. The ITB project was pretty serious, with a lot of Jimmy's time spent here:

Doing this:

During the summer of 2010, Jimmy began to talk about doing another turbo project. (His previous toy was a 700hp turbo E34) So it wasn't a surprise in September of 2010 when the following build plan was announced: